Automobile bumper



AUTOMOBILE BUMJER Filed April 3 1924 www . citizen of L LED SCHEJESGHN G ATMBTLLE .implication Mud April 3,

To all whom 5i may omwmm Be it known thai; SoiiEiNsoI-isr, a,

A ited' States, residing at Cincinnati, m i. if. my of iffimiion and State of Ohio, have invested. usw and useful im iutomohils Bumps?, of

rovemeiits iii mi i# ,1 qw whim the .ioii D' is a. specification.

In the usual simimohio bumper construc-A tion 'che hum' Di* oismen; or bar sxtens transvefssly @i the chassis of tho om? and is supported somewhat beyond. h@ fioiit or rear 0i bogh oi hhs csi', being supported vin this position hy sims which secured to the exisnding ends oi the. automobile frame. This common typ@ of huiiipei' c011- strucbioi has (iszidvsiitziges, among which may be mentioned `he additional Weight which is placed si; position with relation o the costei* ofi' gmviy of o. pi'opcriy dosiggiofi vshicie? so that an unbahmciiig oifect is produced and sis@ that ceitaiii destiuc tivo vibrations are up in he puits of the bumper Qoiisruciiioii amd iii the. pofftioiis of the imms'io which tho bumper is 'ni'.taizhed. An adiionsi disadvantage of tho @simi bun'ipsi ooiisiiiotioii lies in the presence oi' the ha? intending; soi-oss h@ spz'ios nativ-'zen the sido moinboi's of 'he '.iamo, thus ohsmucing access to sparo tiros, rmik :Loks and oompai'monts, at the raaf the csr :is weh :is obstruciing scossa: to ho radiator and 'starting omni-z ai@ bhs 'front of the ceu'.

The resi ohjeo'c of any; bumper construci'm is to protest the, more. ousiy damaged ports of mois? .f'ohicsx from coiision occasioned 'by the piojecaing poiions a vohida with which i; may collide. Mud guards, ismps, si. other more oi hess oiisiiy damaged portions oi' mi automobile extending beyond izho body and because they sie iooatsd on oppositosidos of the vohioio :imi for this i'szisoii require protection more. than any nher ports, have dovised su impil'ovod bumper construction which. has ss an object to produce. s humps? which is located in s position to jfioi'scr. such ezisy damaged arts and Awhifh, although strong und rigid, iisg maids lio/ghi; and is easily sitached.

Without rsquiii the sei'vioes of :i person skilied iai such oiii.

A 'fuiihei object las been to produce :i bumper consfucioii which is easiiy manuacuiod, which requises iess material than other snmp-si* sohstiiwtioiis known @o me and im assi s' produc-tion has been mstorisiy i-sziuosii.

@Thess smi other the bumsenconstf'ucion (ileso j scica'ion :ma "i accompanying drawing l Sp o of the issf end an autom hihi humpeis embodying iiiifen'bioii sttschofi hereo.

is @somewhat siiimgsd. sect-ions?. View taken on the iiis Z 2 of Fig.. l.

Fig. is View simiA taken on ho hns 3--3 of i ig.

Fis'. 6 is s mgmsnsi psi'spooi A citain of the siemsns disciossd Fig. 3.

Figs. and 6 are. respecfivoiy pian sind side sovstionai 'views oi"- ths hum siemens 01 h? my improved consiuoii s..

EL hws designed my impioi ci hiimpoi* ha. i' consists of which s J- mi i left hund mmsruotioii. as show/i1 iii "snh of these iiois consist si' s haii T having oiiiisiioi i hsv Mms S mici 9 which i'esigml ibo hs :m1- nwhsd to ho @monding omis i @he vehicis immo. The humps? han.' 7 so shops@ thai :we iscswo. imswhs to ons sido oi' the conmiof ihs loop hy 'he mms. This is dinofly is igs. l and 5 and (iisciosos i'ho facil shut s langes potion 0 oi the hai' amends io the ousi sido of ih@ shioio :mii piosc's ths mu gusid Whiie a ,ioioi pori-ion il Asxfoiiis iov/sld 'the inside .mi protects the humps? mounting dips and prins' shackles. .efaweos the bumpers iooii'od hhs ros oi the "Ishida hhs tim mok und sparo oii's msumsfl zhsison Wiii foi-d. pioiisctioxi. it sho roiit o the vehicle there, nos@ he iis proie "mi bstwssii the bumpers, hscsuss tio si? ssndsrfi automohiis iov?. sufi'ioisiiiy hawk 0'! tho ais swirl becoming; Sissi aged. in ordaiao soeurs hzmii posiiou im. th@ vohicio have proviiivd U shspo. clip lz 'which smhiacss tho i'mii'io and arms 8 and Shown in Figs. l and 2 and which 'is seemed there@ by iiiezms of s pinto and mits E3. in addi tion in this fastening cisvioe have pioviffsd slots i4 in. thev aims 8 an@ foi' ihr-3 ocep Lion oi" tho oud oi a. shapefi hoh; which engages Ybhs charmei supportinfr fork 18 at the other end lot the bracket. he bracket 1.6 is thus designed so that its branch 17 will engage the ontside surface of the channel member 19 and eo that the ends of the fork will engage the under surface of the channel member as shown in Fig. 3, the outer face of branch l? all' fording a bearing surface against which the arms 8 and 9 are clamped when the nut on bolt 15' is tightened. `Because of the varyingr curvature of the ends of the 'frame inembcre of the motor vehicle chassis, the slots 14 have been located inthe arms 8 and 9 in somewhat of an Yinclined position so that the bumperl bers maybe adjusted to lie perfectly horizontal' in order to receive any blow from collision J'withfnit becoming displaced or bent.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:-

An automobile bumper bar having its ends brought together to Aform a projecting arm, and a clip adapted to attach thel arm to a projecting channel iron member 'ot the automobile chassis, said arm having an adjustnientslot in its endl` Said clip consisting .o a bracket ot' substantial tl shape having one leg longer than the other, the .longer o t' said legs being adapted to have its Side supported by one side of the channel member with the end ot the short-er leg abutting an adjacent side ot the member7 said longer leg having :in aperture therein in alignment-with the side engaged by the shorter leg, said shorter leg having;y a noteh'in the end thereof and in alignment with the aperture ot the Ilonger leg. and u hooked bolt located iii-hooked engagement with the flange ot' the channel engaged by the shorter leg, passing through the notch of the shorter leg, the aperture of the longer leg`r and the Slot ot' the am, adapted to secure the bar to the channel in adjusted positions.

In witness whereof, I atiix my signature in the presence ot two Witnesses.

Lit() SCHElNESUHl litnesees limi). lVoL'rilAkDl t5 IGMUND l hessen. 

